Perhaps I worded my question poorly. I am aware that slaves were considered property in 1857.
Do you believe, in a country that proclaims that all men are endowed by their Creator with a right to liberty, that anyone has a right to hold another in slavery? By “right” I mean the term in its truest sense, moral not legal.
I’m not asking whether some at the time believed in such a right, as it’s obvious they did. I’m asking whether you believe they were right to believe so.
> I’m not asking whether some at the time believed in such
> a right, as it’s obvious they did. I’m asking whether you
> believe they were right to believe so.
“Right” legally, or “right” morally?
It kind of brings us back to the question of whether the decision was wrongly decided or simply wrong morally.